Kizer: Chavez Jr. Didn’t Disclose Cannabis Drops Use

by David P. Greisman

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. didn’t disclose that he had used or was using any substances, prescription or otherwise, prior to his Sept. 15 fight with middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, according to Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who spoke to BoxingScene.com via email on Friday morning.

"I'm not a drug addict, I have never smoked marijuana,” Chavez was quoted as saying on Mexican television. “For years I have had insomnia, so I went to the doctor and he prescribed some drops for me that contained cannabis. I stopped taking them before the fight with 'Maravilla' Martinez, and I didn't think I was going to test positive."

Kizer said that a hearing on Chavez will probably occur near the end of October.

David P. Greisman is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Follow David on Twitter @fightingwords2 or send questions/comments via email at [email protected]

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